Four-Star Restaurants (NYC)

Daniel Krieger for The New York Times

Only a handful of restaurants have been awarded four stars by the The New York Times. Here are the reviews of the restaurants that have retained that rating and are currently open, as well as other archival articles published in The New York Times.

Le Bernardin grabbed hold of four stars from Bryan Miller in The New York Times less than three months after it opened in early 1986 and has never let them slip from its grasp, maintaining its superior rating more than twice as long as any of the other New York restaurants in its elite company.

In the end, it was a nine-course vegetable tasting, of all things, that made me drop any reserve, cast aside any doubts and accept the fact that I loved Per Se -- and that this preening, peacock-vain newcomer deserved it.

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September 7, 2011, Wednesday

IS it worth it? This is the question that has attended Masa, the stupendously expensive sushi emporium in the Time Warner Center, ever since it opened in 2004. The food at the restaurant is exceptional, offering tastes and preparations that can...